WCDX

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WCDX
Broadcast area Richmond, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Frequency 92.1 FM MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingiPower 92-1 and 104-1
Programming
Format Urban contemporary [1]
Subchannels HD2: WXGI simulcast
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 7, 1985 (1985-10-07) [2]
Former call signs
WPUF (1984–1985)
WZZR (1985–1987) [3]
Technical information
Facility ID 60473
Class B1
ERP 4,500 watts
HAAT 235 meters (771 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°36′52.5″N77°30′55″W / 37.614583°N 77.51528°W / 37.614583; -77.51528
Translator See § Translator
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website www.ipowerrichmond.com

WCDX (92.1 FM) is an urban contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Mechanicsville, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area. [1] WCDX is owned and operated by Urban One. [4] The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway [5] in unincorporated Henrico County, and its transmitter is located separately a mile east of the studios. [6]

Contents

WCDX is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio format. [7] [8]

Alumni

Juan Conde, who later became evening news anchor for local ABC affiliate WRIC-TV, was WCDX's morning man for most of the 1990s. [9]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WCDX is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. [10] The translator was launched on November 17, 2015, and is primarily directed at the Petersburg area. [11]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W281AW104.1 FM FM Petersburg, Virginia 139555250 watts86  m (282  ft)D LMS

References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-567. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WCDX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ https://kissrichmond.com/about/ About Us | 99.3-105.7 Kiss FM
  6. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WCDX-FM
  7. ↑ "Station Search Details".
  8. ↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=56 HD Radio Guide for Richmond, Virginia
  9. ↑ "Meet The Team - WRIC". Media General . Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "W281AW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2015). "WCDX Richmond Adds Second Signal". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
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